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Essex, Ireland and Sturdy Beggars

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Last broadcast on Thu, 9 Feb 2012, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 Extra (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

It is a time of court rivalries in the late 16th Century. Anna Massey narrates the history of the British Isles.

Broadcasts

  1. Wed 25 Jun 2008
    13:30
    BBC Radio 7
  2. Thu 9 Feb 2012
    14:15
    BBC Radio 4 Extra

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Episode 68 of 216 from

  1. This Sceptred Isle

Duration

15 minutes

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